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May 31, 2023

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Manuel Vallee
Unlocking Sociology's Potential Through Pre-Reading Questions
April 17, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This short article discusses the ways sociology courses can be enhanced by assigning critical pre-reading questions. Benefits include increased student engagement, the development of critical thinking skills, and more productive classroom discussions, all of which...
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Struther L Van Horn
Identifying Sociological and Psychological Perspectives on Mental Illness
April 17, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Mental Health
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students often enter sociology courses with preconceived ideas about mental health and illness, due to these preconceived notions, understanding the differences between sociological and psychological approaches to mental health can be difficult for students to grasp....
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Virginia Little
Naming and Framing Gender: Analyzing Gendered Vocabulary
April 15, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The objective of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to apply knowledge about how gender is socially constructed through vocabulary. Students will identify vocabulary that is gender-biased, then create "new" vocabulary that is gender-neutral or...
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Daniel Newton
Social Stratification Syllabus
April 14, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This syllabus captures the learning outcomes, resources, readings, and an outline of the assessment strategies for a service-learning oriented course. Partnering with a community organization illustrates to students the complexity and diversity of the workforce, as...
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Matthew A. Pfeiffer
The Power of Structure in Exchange
April 10, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
The objective of this exercise is to emphasize the importance of environmental factors in exchange – specifically, an actor’s position within a network. Research on network exchange theory (NET) has a long history of examining how the structure of a network...
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Paige N. Bosich
The Creation of an Ideal Health Care System
April 6, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The objective of this assignment is for students to critically analyze countries within the Bismarck, Beveridge, Out-of-Pocket, and National Health Insurance models to design their own ideal health care system.
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Molly J. Dingel
Women and Drug Use
April 5, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Lecture, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Understanding how race, class, and gender operate and re/create inequality is an important topic for sociologists. The PowerPoint and notes describe a strategy for illuminating the way large structures of inequality color the way we perceive deviant behavior....
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Jason Anthony Greenaway
Deployment Patterns
April 3, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The purpose of this exercise is to exam the social construction of deviance. No activity is inherently deviant. This exercise encourages students to exam social situations when actions that normally may be labeled as deviant are not. This activity looks at...
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Eric Sevell
Film Review: Ivory Tower
April 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Lynn Chin, Patricia Stayte
Can Human Subject Pool Participation Benefit Sociology Students?
April 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Instructors at nonresearch institutions are less able to expose their students to research firsthand. Utilizing human subject pools (HSPs) in class may be a solution. Given that HSPs tend to be used in introduction to psychology classes at research institutions, we...
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